Cone-ball game



D. R. ARNOLD CONE-BALL GAME May 8, 1956 Filed Aug. a, 1955 2Sheets-Sheet l IN VENTOR lllll lll I I l l'ul'lllfilllll ATTORNEYS y 8,1956 D. R. ARNOLD Z,74

CONE-BALL GAME Filed Aug. 5, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m 2 65 mm INVENI OR111 2.57 no Zd ATTORNEY5 United States v Patent CONE-BALL GAME DanielRobert Arnold, Lansdale, Pa.

Application August 3, 1953, Serial No. 371,841

3 Claims. (Cl. 273105) This invention relates to games.

An object of this invention is to provide a game embodying a boardhaving a plurality of openings with a catcher or net engaging about andprojecting below the board for catching the playing pieces which are notcaught and held in the openings.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a game, an improvedplaying piece which is substantially cone shaped which when thrown atthe board assumes an inverted position in order to enter the openings inthe board.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and de tails of construction disclosed in thedrawing and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a game board constructed according to anembodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the game pieces.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure1.

Figure 6 is a front elevation of a modified form of this invention.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device shown in Figure6.

Referring to the drawings, and first to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, thenumeral 10 designates generally a triangular game board which isprovided with a plurality of openings 11. The board 10 is supported froma collapsible supporting structure embodying pairs of crossed legs 12and 13 with one leg of one pair being connected to a leg of another pairby means of a horizontal connecting bar 14.

The connecting bar 14 engages beneath an end of the board 10 and issecured thereto by means of a clamp 15.

A net or receiver 16 which is formed of fabric is suspended beneath andengages about the margin of the board 10. The net 16 is mounted about aring 17 which has a diameter substantially greater than the size of thegame board 10 so as to thereby form a plurality of outer spaces 18 inwhich game pieces, as will be hereinafter described, may drop.

The ring 17 is secured to the horizontal connecting bars 14 by means ofsleeves 19 which engage about the bars 14 and are secured to the ring 17by fastening members 20. A plurality of game pieces, generally indicatedat 21, are adapted to be used with the game board 10 and each game piece21 is formed of a conical body 22 which is formed at the apex or lowerend thereof with a ball 23.

A metal ball or weight 24 is embedded within the ball 23 so that theapex of the game piece, when thrown or cast toward the board 10, willgravitatingly swing downwardly. Each game piece 22 is provided with arim 25 at the base or large end thereof which is larger in diameter thanthe diameter of each opening 11 so that the game piece 21 will not slipthrough the opening 11.

Each game piece is also provided in the body thereof with a pair ofdiametrically opposed elongated slits or openings 25 which provide ameans whereby air may escape from the interior of the game piece whenone game piece telescopes into another game piece. The slits alsoprovide for gripping of the second game piece by the reflex action whichoccurs after the air escapes.

Referring now to Figures 6 and 7, there is disclosed a modified form ofthis invention wherein the game board 10 is pivotally secured to across-shaft 26 which is mounted in bearings 27. The bearings 27 aresecured to the arms 28a of an inverted substantially U-shaped standard28. The support 28 includes a score board 29 wherein the points of thegame may be indicated.

A net 30 is secured to the standard 28 and to a substantially U-shapedframe 31, having arms 31a and bight 31b, and the arms 31a of the frame31 are mounted on shaft 26 so that frame 31 may be raised upwardly to aplaying position or may be collapsed to a substantially verticalinoperative position.

A pair of bracing bars 32 having right angular upper ends 33 are adaptedto support the net 30 with the board 10 in a forwardly projectedoperative position. The lower ends of the bars 32 are engageable in thesockets 34 which are fixed relative to the supports 28.

In the playing of the game, the board is set up in a position inclineddownwardly and forwardly with the base or large end of board 10foremost. The playing pieces 21 are then cast toward the board 10 withthe object being to drop the playing pieces 21 into one or more playingpieces which are already disposed in certain of the openings 11, or intoselected ones of the openings 11.

The playing pieces are preferably formed out of rubber, so that theywill bounce upon hitting of the board and will not be injured whenpassing into the openings 11.

What is claimed is:

1. A game board comprising a substantially triangular target boardhaving a plurality of openings formed therein and extending therethroughto receive substantially conically shaped playing members thrownthereat, pairs of crossed leg members, a connecting bar integral with aleg member of each pair of said crossed leg members, means connectingthe apex of said target board with one of said connecting bars, meanspivotally connecting the base of said target board with the other ofsaid connecting members, a ring member mounted on said con necting barsand surrounding said target board, a net fixedly connected with saidring and depending therefrom below said board to catch playing memberswhich miss said target board, and said leg members serving as a supportfor the entire device.

2. A game board comprising a substantially triangular target boardhaving a plurality of openings formed therein and extending transverselytherethrough to receive substantially conically shaped playing piecesthrown thereat, a supporting frame for said board and connected with theapex and base thereof to hold said target board in elevated position, anet fixedly mounted on said frame and depending therefrom below saidtarget board, and said net having portions thereof spaced laterally fromand below all sides of said target board to catch playing members whichmiss said target board.

3. A game board as defined in claim 2, said supporting frame comprisinga standard having an inverted substantially U-shaped configuration, across-shaft disposed between the arms of said inverted U-shaped standardand having its opposed ends pivotally secured thereon, a substantiallyU-shaped member having the arms thereof fixedly mounted on saidcross-shaft, means mounted on said arms of said first U-shaped memberfor supporting the bight portion of said second U-shaped member inelevated position, and said target board having the apex thereof securedto said cross-shaft and the base thereof 5 secured to said arms of saidsecond U-shaped member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS593,343 Whitney Nov. 9, 1897 4 Atkins Aug. 9, 1910 Piesco Nov. 5, 1940Rothe Mar. 18, 1947 Rothe May 22, 1951

